in from georgia, texas, even canada. >> contract line cruise, our crews, we're really starting. we're going to make a dent in it. >> but you know people are not happy. >> absolutely. and we get it. >> reporter: the neighbors are full of spoiling food. with gas stations unable to pump, and thousands of people crowding malls and cooling shelters? libraries and schools, word is power might not be back on for many until friday. >> we've put a lot into restoring or hardening the system, but this was an extreme event. >> reporter: the first storms blasted through friday night, 90-mile-per-hour winds. you could see the rain coming through, trees falling, trash. >> reporter: more storms hit yesterday. heavy rain in chicago, wind in north carolina toppled more trees. one killed a couple on a golf cart. another killed a man taking refuge in a barn. the death toll in the storms passed 22. tomorrow will be even hotter from coast to coast, and in the mid-atlantic, more potential powerful storms are forecast. in this neighborhood, american university park, where this tree came down, knocked the
